Cotton-seed delinter



(No Model.)

' J. J. FAULKNBR.

COTTON SEED DELINTER.

No. 546,274. Patented Sept. 10, 1895.

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JAMES J. FAULKNER, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE STANDARD COTTON SEED COMPANY, OF ARKANSAS.

COTTON-SEED DELINTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,274, dated September 10, 1895.

Application filed June 17, 1895. Serial No. 558,116. (No modeLi To all whom iii may concern: delintiug cylinder casing, I effect the removal Be it known that I, JAMES J. FAULKNER, a of the lint at the most advantageous point citizen of theUnited States, residing at Memand keep the seed under treatment much phis, in the county ofShelby and State of Tenfreer from loose lint than I could by any other 5 5 nessee, have invented certain new and useful separating means. Cheapuess of construc- Improvementsin Cotton-Seed Delinters; and tion dictates the use of a perforated cylinder I do hereby declare the following to bee full, which is quite thin, as both the weight and clear, and exact description of the invention, cost of the cylinder will increase as its thicksuch as will enable others skilled in the art to ness is increased. When lint is removed [0 which it appertains to make and use the same. through a perforated plate which is thinner My invention relates to improvements in than the length of the lint, there is met with, machines for treating cotton-seed, and parhowever, aserious disadvantage, which, if not ticularly to improvements in that class thereovercome, will prevent the successful continuof known as deliuters, audit consists in the ance of the lint removal. The fibers of the r 5 improved cotton-seed delinter whose conlint are apt under such conditions to wrap struction and arrangement of parts will be themselves on the inner surface of the perhereinafter fully described, and particularly forated cylinder between adjacent perforapointed out in the claims. tions, thus in time clogging the perforations The object of my present invention is to and preventing any further removal of lint 7o 20 provide a cotton-seed delinter in which the therethrough. In my present machinelhavc' lint, separated from the seed by the action of provided means for freeing the inner surface the machine, will be withdrawn'through the of the perforated cylinder from lint, and use surface of a cylinder placed centrally within for that purpose brush-sections supported an abrading-surfaced casing by the suction upon a central power-shaft. It is necessary 2 5 of an interior air'draft, and in which means in order that the action of these brushes will be provided for keeping the interior surshall be effective that they shall not move face of the cylinder free from lint, so that the at the same rate of speed that the cylinder lint-removing action can take place without moves. In the construction which I now use hinderance or interruption. Theoretically, I allow such brush-sections to have only an 0 as well as practically,the most available. oscillating movement, using two diametriplace at which to effect the removal of the cally opposite brush-sections, one of which is lint separated from the seed is from the inner heavier than the other. The brush-sections surface of the roll which the seed forms thus used, although mounted loosely upon the around the inner surface of the delintingpower-shaft, will not rotate with the same, 5 cylinder casing during the delinting operabut will merely oscillate back and forth, freetion. The reason for this is that the seed being the inner surface of the rotating perfoing heavier than the lint is naturally thrown rated cylinder from the lint and permitting by centrifugal action more closely against the the withdrawal bya central air-current of surface of the casing than the lint, the seed the lint as rapidly as it is removed from the 0 4o occupying the outer. face of such roll, and the seed.

lint, as rapidly as it is freed from the seed, My invention is fully described in the drawoccupying the inner face of the roll. It is not ing which accompanies and forms a part of necessary to bring to bear any outside or pethis application, in which the same referculiar influence to cause this arrangement of ence-letters refer to the same or correspond g 5 4 5 the seed and lint, as such arrangement takes iug parts and in which a central section of place naturally from the very fact that there my machine is represented. exists a considerable difference in specific Referring to the drawing, A represents the gravity between the seed and lint. In my machine-frame. In this frame is journaled present machine, therefore, drawing, as I do, in the ordinary manner upon the central shaft [00 5c the lint through perforations formed in the B the cylinder C, which is provided with the surface of a cylinder supported within the perforations c, and which has secured thereto arms D, bearing on their outer ends abradin blocks d. I The casing E of the cylinder has its inner surface lined with the abrading-blocks e, the 'abrading action taking place between theabradingsurfaces on the casing and'the abrading-bloclrs secured to the rotating arms.

The abrading surfaces are preferably made of emery, as that is the best as well as the cheapest material for this purpose with which I am aquainted.

r The central perforated cylinder, as well as the casing therefor, is slightly conical in shape, the feed of theseed to the machine f ak- 'ing' place through the 'feed spout F, which opens'into the machine at the small end of the cylinder, and the discharge of the seed taking place through the discharge-spout G,

' which is provided with a valve. 9 for controlling the discharge of the seed and'is situated at the bottom of the large end of the delintin er-cylinder. The feed of the seed through the machine is effected bya spiral arrangement of the'hlo'cks on the casing, anda correspond in gly spiral arrangementof the blocks supported by the rotatingperforated cylinder.

' As the. feed takesplace it is evident that the abrading-surface. The formation of the roll isdue to the lawof centrifugal action, and due to the operation of the same force the lint, as rapidly as it is secured off the surface of the seed under treatmentescapes to the inner surface of theroll. It has been found in practice that the lint occupies the space between the abrading-blooks supported by the central perforated cylinder and the surface of the cylinder itself. It is therefore in a position where it is most easily withdrawn from the action of the abrading-surfaces by the central air-current caused by the exhaust-fan H, which is journaled in the easing I. This casing is supported on the side of the opposite end of the delinting-cylinder casing by a holding-section i1, and has free communication with the interior of the perforated cylinder through an aperture J, formed in the end of the delinting-cylinder casing. A lint-outlet is provided through an opening 1, formed in the fan-casing.

If no means were provided to free the interior of the perforated cylinder from lint, the perforations in the cylinderwould soon become clogged, owing to the tendency of the lint to wrap itself around adjacent perforations formed in the cylinder. To counteract this tendency, which is manifest only on the inner surface of the perforated cylinder, I journal loosely on the central power-shaft the brush-sections K and L, the brush-section L being made heavier than the brush-section K in order that the brush-sections may have no tendency to revolve with the perforated cylinder, but will either be stationary or have a slight oscillating movement. Through the action of these brushes the inner surface of the perforated cylinder is kept entirely free from lint and the complete and eificientre- I moval of the lint separated from the seed in sured.

The operation of my machine is as follows:

Seed is fed into the machine through the f eedspo'ut F and is atonce subjected to theabrading action between the blocks d, supported by the revolving perforated cylinderD, and the blocks 6, formed on the casingE, The lint, as. rapidly as it is scouredoff 'thesurface of the seed under treatment-, is drawn inward through the perforations in the rotating-cylinder O by the action of the air-current caused bythe exhaust-fan H and is discharged thronghthe opening 1" formed on the fan-casing, from whence it is carried to the into a bat in the usualmanner. The seed itself, moving in increasing circles as it approaches the discharge end of the machine,

is thoroughly scoured and its surface entirely freed from lint, the seed being finally discharged through the discharge-opening G in quantities regulated by the'position of the valve 9. I I

.Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I surface of the condenser-cylinder and formed 1. In a cotton seed delinter, the combination with a cylinder having perforations formed therein, and a casing therefor, be-

tween which casing and cylinder the ahrading actiontakes place, of means'for rotating said cylinder, seed inlet and discharge openings, means for producing an interior air cur- I rent for removing the-lint separated by the action of the machine through the perforations in the cylinder, and means for freeing the interior surface of said cylinder from lint, substantially as described.

2. In a cotton seed delinter, the combination with a cylinder having perforations formed therein, and a casing therefor, between which casing and cylinder the abrading action takes place, of means for rotating said cylinder, seed inlet and discharge openings, means for producing an interior air current for removing the lint separated by the action of the machine through the perforations in the cylinder, and a brush for freeing the inner surface of said cylinder from lint, substantially as described.

3. In a cotton seed delinter, the combination with a cylinder having perforations formed therein, and a casing therefor, between which casing and cylinder the abrading action takes place, of means for rotating said cylinder, seed inlet and discharge openings, means for producingan interior air current for removing the lint separated by the action of the machine through the perforations in the cylinder, and a brush, mounted on a central shaft, and provided with a counterbalanced arm, for freeing the inner surface of said cylinder from lint substantially as described.

at. In a cotton seed delinter, the combination with a cylinder having perforations formed therein, and a casing therefor, between which casing and cylinder the abrading action takes place, of means for rotating said cylinder, seed inlet and discharge open ings, means for producing an interior air current for removing the lint separated by the action of the machine through the perforations in the cylinder, and a brush, mounted on a central shaft, and provided with two diametrically opposite brush surfaces, one of which is heavier than the other, for freeing the inner surface of said cylinder from lint, substantially as described.

5. In a cotton seed delinter, the combina tion with a perforated cylinder having abrading surfaces secured thereto, and a casing therefor, between which'casing and cylinder the abrading action takes place, of means for rotating said cylinder, seed inlet and discharge openings, means for producing an interior air current for removing the lint separated by the action of the machine, and means for freeing the inner surface of said cylinder from lint, substantially as described.

6. In a cotton seed delinter, the c0n1bination with a perforated cylinder, arms bearing abrading blocks secured thereto, and a casing therefor, between which casing and cylinder the abrading action takes place, of means for rotating said cylinder, seed inlet and discharge openings, means for producing an interior air current for removing the lint separated by the action of the machine, and means for freeing the inner surface of said cylinder from lint, substantially as described.

7. In a cotton seed delinter, the combination with a perforated cylinder, having abrading blocks secured thereto, and a Gas ing therefor, between which casing and cylinder the abrading action takes place, of means for rotating said cylinder, seed inlet and discharge openings, means for producing an interior air current for removing the lint separated by the action of the machine, and means for freeing the inner surface of said cylinder from lint, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES J. FAULKNER. Witnesses:

O. L. BERLIN, JOHN HALLUM. 

